Meaning of the word bivouac in English

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bivouac

US /ˈbɪv.u.æk/
UK /ˈbɪv.u.æk/

Noun

1.

a temporary shelter or camp for sleeping in outside, that is not a tent:

Example:
The children made a bivouac at the bottom of the garden with some poles and an old blanket.

Verb

1.

to camp (= sleep) in a bivouac:

Example:
The soldiers bivouacked in the mountains for two nights.
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